page_title: List of castles in Spain
section_title: Badajoz
hierarchical_section_title: List of castles in Spain / Extremadura / Badajoz
caption_attribution_description: Parador de Turismo de Zafra - Palacio de los Duques de Feria
context_page_description: The castles in Spain were built mainly for the country's defense, particularly with respect to fortification. During the Middle Ages, northern Christian kingdoms had to secure their borders with their Muslim southern neighbours, thus forcing both Christian and Muslim kings to grant border fiefs to their liege noblemen so as to keep and maintain defensive fortresses. When the Reconquista advanced, those border castles lost their initial purpose, and, as in the rest of medieval Europe, they were used as noble residences and fief-keeps. Sporadic threats of war maintained their initial military purposes as enemy invasions were common. In some locations, such as the Basque country, fiefdoms did not exist as such, and noble families could not afford nor did they need huge fortresses, giving rise to many tower houses. In Muslim Spain many castle-palaces were built: the petty taifa kingdoms that arose after the fall of the Caliphate of Córdoba were militarily weak thus castles began taking on a more aesthetic purpose.
context_section_description: Alcazaba of Badajoz
  Alcazaba of Mérida
  Alcazaba of Reina
  Castle of Alange
  Castle of Alburquerque
  Castle of Alconchel
  Castle of Fregenal de la Sierra
  Castle of Almorchón
  Castle of Azuaga
  Castle of Benquerencia de la Serena
  Castle of Burguillos del Cerro
  Castle of Capilla
  Castle of La Codosera
  Castle of la Encomienda
  Castle of Feria
  Castle of Fuente del Maestre
  Templar Castle of Fregenal de la Sierra
  Castle of Herrera del Duque
  Castle of Higuera de Vargas
  Castle of Hornachos
  Castle of Jerez de los Caballeros
  Castle of Luna
  Castle of Magacela
  Castle of Mayorga
  Castle of Medellín
  Castle of Montemolín
  Castle of Olivença
  Castle of Puebla de Alcocer
  Castle of Nogales
  Castle of Piedrabuenap
  Castle of Salvaleón
  Castle of Salvatierra de los Barros
  Castle of Segura de León
  Castle of the Towers
  Castle of Villagarcía de la Torre
  Castle of la Vaguada
  Castle of Zafra (Badajoz)
  Castle of Zalamea de la Serena
caption: Castle of Zafra (Badajoz)
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